While ships remain able to unload freight, the freight cannot then leave the site, due to the shutdown impacting DP World Australia, which operates ports in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle.

  • In short: Goods coming in and out of Australia are at a stand still because a major port operator DP World has shut down land operations in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle

  • The federal government is helping respond to the incident.

  • What’s next? The National Cyber Security Coordinator the situation could take days to resolve, which the ABC understands could lead to significant freight delays.

Australia’s second largest port operator has shut down because of a cyber security incident, impacting the movement of goods in and out of the country.

  • Marin_Rider
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    1 year ago

    this should be part of the national critical infrastructure list, so there should have been significant security in place, its a worry if it has been compromised